2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, OWNER OF A 2006 PONTIAC G6, I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, AND REAR WHEEL-WELL, ALSO WOULD NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT, STARTS ON SECOND ATTEMPT . LOOKED ONLINE FOUND A RECALL ON 2007 PONTIAC G5 REGARDING THIS ISSUE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V41900, IN HOT WEATHER STATES WITH OTHER GM VEHICLES , OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD ADDRESS IT, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEN NUMEROUS POST AND A HIGH FAILURE RATE OF A PLASTIC FITTING ON THE FUEL PUMP. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO GM AS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AND A RECALL IN PLACE TO SAVE LIVES!! HTTP://WWW.CARSAFETYREFERENCE.COM/PONTIAC-G6-2007/FUEL-SYSTEM/ HTTP://WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=8241 HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/PONTIAC/G6/FUEL+SYSTEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE HIGHWAY THE IGNITION BROKE SO ENGINE LOCKED UP. WHO WANTS TO PAY $6,000.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE ON A 2006 CAR? THANK GOD I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. CAR IS A LOSS AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE FOR INFORMATION LETTER REGARDING THREE SEPARATE ISSUES WITH PONTIAC G6 (POWER STEERING, SHIFT CABLE AND WIRING CORROSION) AND LACK OF SOLUTIONS FROM GENERAL MOTORS (GM). *SMD

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T COME UP WHEN YOU PRESS THEM DOWN AND THEN COME ON WHEN YOU'RE MOVING. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH A MOTORCYCLE BEHIND US. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LOW CAME ON THE DASH BOARD A COUPLE HOURS LATER THE CAR WASNT ABLE TO TURN THIERS A RECALL FOR THIS ON G6 BUT SAY ITS NOT MY MODEL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILS TO ILLUMINATE. BOTH BULBS WERE CHANGED AND FUSES EVALUATED BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COMBINED WITH A STEERING PROBLEM NOTED IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. *TR

THE PROBLEM CAME ABOUT SLOWLY AT FIRST, BUT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE OVER THE LAST YEAR EVEN WITH MINIMAL DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST IT WAS HARD ONLY TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WHEN GOING SLOW (LESS THAN 10MPH) AS IF THERE WAS LITTLE HELP FROM THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT PROGRESSED TO THE POINT NOW WHERE IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL AT SLOW SPEEDS IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT IS A SERIOUS DANGER WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS ACROSS ON COMING TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY. *TR

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2006, I WAS DRIVING AT OR AROUND 25 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. BEFORE IT SHUT OFF I HEARD SOME SORT OF SCREECHING SOUND. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. I BOUGHT IT PREOWNED WITH 63,000 MILES. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AFTER 73,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF A CONVENIENCE STORE. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT GAME ON AND THE WARNING BELL CHIMED. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AT ALL. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES COMING. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WITH GREAT EFFORT TO THEN MAKE ANOTHER RIGHT BACK INTO THE GAS STATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, BUT IN RECENT MONTHS HAS INCREASED IN SEVERITY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REPEATEDLY AND AM TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED AND SHOULD BE FINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED VIN NUMBERS. *TR